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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1957
Page
8
The Air Development Center operates 100 radio-equipped cars to shuttle scientific and military personnel around the area. Total weekly miles equal enough to drive one vehicle to Hawaii and back, as the force expands taxi service in New Mexico.
The community gears up for the Thirtieth Apple Blossom Festival on May 2 and 3 featuring parades concerts and vendor booths with local groups and visitors invited to celebrate spring and regional produce.
A hometown dining note inviting readers to sample Duff's meals and promising satisfaction as guests enjoy the food. The ad emphasizes catering for weddings banquets and parties and highlights a welcoming, family style restaurant atmosphere.
In Montgomery County the fiscal offices are held by two women. Mrs. Robertine Jordan serves as commissioner of revenue and Miss Margaret Cowan has been county treasurer since 1935. Both Democrats say female leadership has satisfied voters despite debates over money matters.
In Christiansburg and Montgomery County news a 31 year old woman Mrs Jordan and a colleague Mrs Cowan seek the county treasurer post. Jordan, active in Girl Scouts and church work, aims to continue public service, noting women often research before deciding. Voters may again see two female candidates on the ballot as they prove county finances can be managed without men.
Kelly L Brooks reported a tireless theft of his 1926 Model T roadster from a farm north of Denton. Police doubt a lone thief, noting the car lacked tires. Other text notes Polynesian groups in the South Seas enforcing reprisal against late tax payers by letting timely payers live as guests until taxes are settled.
A number of local women attend the biennial session of the Women's Fellowship of the Southern Convention Virginia and North Carolina Congregational Christian Churches in Harrisonburg. The event at Bethlehem Church near Harrisonburg marks the first time the convention of more than 200 women meets as guests of the Valley Fellowship with several Winchester Church attendees listed.
A fragment lists multiple married names including Mrs. Howard James Mrs. Delia Johnson Mrs. Ivan Miler Mrs. J F Miller Mrs. E C Nelson Mrs. H F Nelson Mrs. Ernest Pugh Mrs. C A Pugh Mrs. Martha Sirbaugh Mrs. Donald Smith Mrs. Frank Snapp and Mrs. Robert A Whitten.
In Covington Virginia a unique playground was organized by local parents and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway officials. The Old No 701 locomotive once set for dismantling after 850000 miles now rests in Covington as a play running trains centerpiece for children.
Charlottesville officials report a joint UVa and State Highway Department plan to sponsor a short course in concrete mixing as part of road study efforts. The program aims to educate engineers and technicians on mix design and quality control practices.
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